DD 9917 or 9915 Vs JL w7 13
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DD 9917 or 9915 Vs JL w7 13
which sub is better in terms of sq?? i know the dds will kill the w7 in spl.....cuz i currently have a w7 13, im not sure whethere i should replace it with the 9917 and i have 1600watts of clean power to give...so let me know
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Both in the proper enclosure will sound great. IMO, I prefer the 13w7 over the 9917 .... maybe the 9912 would be a better choice? Jordy can help you there. Take a look at the TREO Engineering SSX series of subwoofers. There is a competitor at USACi finals who uses one in a sealed enclosure in his DTS 5.1 setup.
^^ As Mark said, it's not exactly a fair comparison. First you're comparing a 13" sub to a 17". Second, you're comparing a sub made specifically to sound good whereas a DD is made to sound good, and be very loud.
With that much power and your goal of SQ I'd go with the W7.
If you were comparing a 9912 to the W7 13 though it would be a bit more of a toss-up. Some people say the 99 series sounds 'dry', so it may not be to your liking.
A better question to ask would be why you're looking at the 99 series. With that much power you're definitely over spending. The 95 or 35 series would be a much better choice. You really have to be careful with these sorts of things. Sometimes spending more money doesn't necessarily mean it's a better speaker for your application.
With that much power and your goal of SQ I'd go with the W7.
If you were comparing a 9912 to the W7 13 though it would be a bit more of a toss-up. Some people say the 99 series sounds 'dry', so it may not be to your liking.
A better question to ask would be why you're looking at the 99 series. With that much power you're definitely over spending. The 95 or 35 series would be a much better choice. You really have to be careful with these sorts of things. Sometimes spending more money doesn't necessarily mean it's a better speaker for your application.
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Doesn't DD make a 9000 or 9100 series woofer that is geared as a SQ woofer?
Originally Posted by JordyO
^^ As Mark said, it's not exactly a fair comparison. First you're comparing a 13" sub to a 17". Second, you're comparing a sub made specifically to sound good whereas a DD is made to sound good, and be very loud.
With that much power and your goal of SQ I'd go with the W7.
If you were comparing a 9912 to the W7 13 though it would be a bit more of a toss-up. Some people say the 99 series sounds 'dry', so it may not be to your liking.
A better question to ask would be why you're looking at the 99 series. With that much power you're definitely over spending. The 95 or 35 series would be a much better choice. You really have to be careful with these sorts of things. Sometimes spending more money doesn't necessarily mean it's a better speaker for your application.
With that much power and your goal of SQ I'd go with the W7.
If you were comparing a 9912 to the W7 13 though it would be a bit more of a toss-up. Some people say the 99 series sounds 'dry', so it may not be to your liking.
A better question to ask would be why you're looking at the 99 series. With that much power you're definitely over spending. The 95 or 35 series would be a much better choice. You really have to be careful with these sorts of things. Sometimes spending more money doesn't necessarily mean it's a better speaker for your application.
yes.. yes they do... I have no idea why I didn't think of it.
